About the survey

　We would like to explore methods for making the Japanese society a more livable place for foreign citizens by asking them about the situation of their work and life and their thoughts on Japanese society in this survey.
　The responsibility for the survey lies with the Group for Research on Social Stratification in Multicultural Society composed by researchers who specialize in immigration and stratification research.
　The project is supported with a research grant from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science managed by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. （Grant number：16H05954）

News

• November 6th, 2017

　Our website opened.



• January 15th, 2018

　We sent our questionnaire by mail. We kindly ask for your cooperation.



• January 29th, 2018

　We would like to express our sincere gratitude to all those who have taken part in the Survey of Foreign Residents Regarding Life and Work (Principal investigator Kikuko Nagayoshi, Tohoku University). The survey results will be announced through press releases, and used as valuable data for our endeavors to create a better society. If you have not done so already, we ask that you take the time to fill out the questionnaire and post it no later than Friday, February 9. We hope that as many people as possible take part in this survey in order to enhance its accuracy. Thank you again.



• March 30th, 2018

　Thank you for taking the time to participate in our survey. We have received 1,123 replies to date. We will continue to upload the results of the survey on this website as they come in. Building on your replies, we will further reflect on the measures necessary to make multicultural conviviality a reality. Thank you once again for taking part in this survey.

• October, 4th, 2018

We released a preliminary results of the survey (Preliminary Report, pdf).